Nas/Damien Marley Collab Album

[magma]

Has this been posted? Distant Relatives - dropping in March apparently. Lead single is this:



Bit meh, good but hoped for better; it's a bit generic... hopefully the album gets more interesting.

[Xoso]

ON paper this should bang!
but what ive heard so far im not overly impressed,
will still kop tho.

[nr]

yea not impressed either. will still check for it though

i hear nas has a solo album planned for 2010 too

[Coppola]

Isn't he working with AZ on Doe or Die 2?

[mae]

lookin forward to this. i actually really like this song and 'as we enter' - neither classics, but nice.

[Blue Patterns]

Isn't he working with AZ on Doe or Die 2?

this should be ridiculously sick it it actually happens. AZ's output in the past few years has been ill as fuck.




but yeah theoretically this collabo should be good. I don't have particularly high expectations for the end result.

[nr]

(AllHipHop News) Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley’s highly anticipated album Distant Relatives will land in stores on Tuesday, May 18th, label representatives confirmed today (March 16th).

The concept album traces Hip-Hop’s roots in Africa and how it was transported to the American colonies and the Caribbean during slavery, until it was finally exported to the parks and recreational centers in New York city.

"Damian and Nas have made a groundbreaking album that combines the depth and vision of these two artists with a seminal musical and cultural thread of multiple generations," stated Monte Lipman, President and CEO of Universal Republic Records. "We're thrilled to play a role on what's certain to be another pivotal album for both artists and one of the more unique collaborative efforts in recent years."

The 14-track-effort was produced by Damian Marley and features guest appearances by Lil Wayne, K’Naan, Joss Stone, Stephen Marley and Dennis Brown.

Fans will also receive a documentary film with the purchase of Distant Relatives, which also contains performances and public discussions, including portions of an event held with National Geographic Live in Washington, D.C. last December.

Distant Relatives is in stores May 18th. The track listing is below:

1. As We Enter
2. Tribal War (featuring K'NAAN)
3. Strong Will Continue
4. Leaders (featuring Stephen Marley)
5. Wisdom
6. Count Your Blessings
7. Dispear
8. The Promised Land (featuring Dennis Brown)
9. In His Own Words (featuring Stephen Marley)
10. Nah Mean
11. Friends
12. My Generation (featuring Lil Wayne and Joss Stone)
13. Africa Must Wake Up (featuring K'NAAN)

[jdw]

Patience= Am obsessed with this tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhcPPfJKs8I

Could be Cyrus on the buttons

Album is a bit hit and miss

[fassyman]

12. My Generation (featuring Lil Wayne and Joss Stone)

^ lame

[one2heavy]

for me, it's the hip-hop (reggae too) album of the year so far and one that i've been waiting expectantly for now that i've mostly given up on hiphop in it's rather disappointing state. wished there was more like as we enter and patience though, but overall surprisingly pleased with damian's beats skills which i was a bit skeptical about. still not too sure why joss stone and lil wayne made the cut for guest appearance rather than someone else.

...if only more albums in 2010 were filled with such good intentions and content